Suzhou vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Suzhou Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3486
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$326
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$3778
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
70
46
😀 Quality of life
67
81
🏙️ Population
12.7M
398K

The cost of living in Suzhou is 44% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5553rd and 2435th ($1020 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1891st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Suzhou compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Suzhou ranked 27th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 3798th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Suzhou vs Wichita

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Suzhou Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.31
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.6
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$4.7
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.23
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1304
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.7
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6384
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3492
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.1
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.94
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.4
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.95
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.61
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.6
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.6
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.8
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2003
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26560
$16129

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645

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$1843
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$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287